Canadians mixed on what to do with Senate: poll
Posted May 27, 2013 2:32 pm.
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OTTAWA, Ont. (NEWS1130) – A new poll shows recent revelations into the Senate expense scandal has done little to change Canadians minds on what to do with the embattled upper chamber; reform it, or abolish it.
It’s clear Canadians want something done about the Senate; they just can’t agree on an appropriate route.
The poll by Forum Research shows about a third of us want to abolish the Senate, 37 per cent want to elect our Senators and less than ten per cent want to leave the red chamber the way it is.
The results are similar to a February survey done before the Senate expense scandal was taken up a notch, with Senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin quitting caucus, and the resignation of the prime minister’s Chief of Staff, Nigel Wright.
As for Duffy and Wallin there is increasing pressure for them the get out of politics altogether. A whopping 70 per cent of respondents aren’t satisfied that Duffy and Wallin quit the Conservatives, and that they want them to quit as Senators.
While this scandal will dominate question period again this week, Harper won’t be there Monday even though he is back from his trip to South America. The prime minister traditionally does not appear in question period on Mondays.
